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    The surname Sobotka

    A Czech surname, carried by 1,261 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex S132

    Sobotka: #20,899 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Sobotka #20,899, 1,261 people Sobotka: #20,899 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Sobotka #20,899, 1,261 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sobotka is more common than 87.1% of them.

    Origin

    Czech origin

    Borrowed from Czech Sobotka.

    One of 96 Czech surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,261 people named Sobotka in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 244,842 Americans. That is down 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,283.

    #20,899
    rank among US surnames
    1,261
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    -1.7%
    change since 2000 (was #19,480)

    Who is named Sobotka

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    98% of people named Sobotka identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.0% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 98%
    • Two or more races 1.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Sobotkas

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Wolfgang Sobotka
      Austrian politician, born 1956

    Other Czech surnames

    All 96 Czech surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Sobotka come from?
    Borrowed from Czech Sobotka.
    How common is the surname Sobotka?
    1,261 people in the United States had the surname Sobotka in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 244,842 Americans. It ranked 20,899th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Sobotka?
    In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Sobotka identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.0% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Sobotka?
    Wolfgang Sobotka, Austrian politician.
    Where is the surname Sobotka most common?
    Wikidata records people named Sobotka in Austria.
    Is the surname Sobotka getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,283 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,261 in 2010, down 1.7%.